Note: If you want to try Propel Accelerator without changing any proxy settings, you can use Propel Accelerator with Internet Explorer. No proxy changes are needed and Internet Explorer should already be set up to work with Propel Accelerator. There are some additional graphic acceleration options available to Internet Explorer users as well. You can continue to use your default browser, but until you set the proxy address and port number, there is no acceleration.

Although Internet Explorer and browsers based on it account for the great majority of browsers in use, there are many other Web browsers. The most popular of these are Netscape, Opera, and Mozilla.

If you are using a non-Internet Explorer browser, you need to change some Preference settings in your browser. This is necessary because Propel Accelerator creates and uses what is called a proxy server on your computer to accelerate web traffic to your computer. Changing preferences is a one-time activity that only takes a couple of minutes.


Determining Propel Accelerator's Port Number
By default, Propel Accelerator uses 8080 as its HTTP proxy port number. However, Propel Accelerator may automatically substitute another number if it detects a conflict. You can also manually change the Propel Accelerator proxy port number as long as that number matches the HTTP port number in your browser.

Follow these steps to check or change the proxy port number that Propel Accelerator is using:
1. Click the accelerator icon in the taskbar, near the system clock.
2. Click Options.
3. Click Advanced.
4. Note the port number.
5. Optionally enter a different port number in the range of 1025-65535.
6. Click OK.

Note: The Advanced options choice of accelerating all connections or just connections without conflicts only applies to browsers based on Internet Explorer.


Setting Your Browser's Proxy Address and Port Number
Next, you need to locate your browser's configuration section (often called Preferences). For example, Mozilla locates Preferences under the File menu. Then you want to find the location where proxy settings can be adjusted.
The following instructions apply to Netscape. Proxy configuration for Opera and Mozilla browsers is similar.
1. Click the Netscape Edit menu.
2. Select Preferences.
3. Click the mark next to the Advanced category or double-click Advanced.
4. Click Proxies.
5. Select the Manual proxy configuration button if it is not already selected.
6. Click View [Netscape 4.7 only].
7. In the HTTP Proxy area, enter localhost.
8. In the HTTP Port area, enter the Propel Accelerator port number (by default this is 8080, but you should verify this number, as described previously).


Resetting Your Browser's Proxy Address and Port NumberHere are the specific instructions for resetting your proxy address and port number using Netscape.
1. Click the Netscape Edit menu.
2. Select Preferences.
3. Click the mark next to the Advanced category or double-click Advanced.
4. Click Proxies.
5. If there was a proxy address in use prior to installing Propel Accelerator, [Netscape 4.7 only: click View first] enter that address and port number. Otherwise, click Direct Connection to the Internet.
6. Click OK.

The changes are effective immediately.


Checking and Changing IE Proxy Settings
Propel Accelerator normally takes care of checking and changing Internet Explorer proxy settings for you. However, in rare cases, you may need to check or change Internet Explorer proxy settings as follows:
1. With the Propel Accelerator running and enabled, click the Tools menu.
2. Select Internet Options.
3. Click the Connections tab.
4. Select the connection you are using and click Settings (if you are connecting via a Local Area Network, click the LAN Settings button).
5. In the Proxy Server section, select Use a proxy server for this connection.
6. Click Advanced in the same section.
7. Under HTTP:, set the proxy address to localhost.
8. Set the HTTP port number to the exact port number that Propel Accelerator uses.
9. Click OK several times to exit the Tools menu.

The changes are effective immediately.


Deciding Which Connections To Accelerate
In the Propel Accelerator Advanced Settings window, Internet connections with and without proxy setting conflicts appear. Two options are available:

· Only accelerate connections without proxy conflicts

· Accelerate all connections


If you choose Accelerate all connections, connections with potential conflicts are reconfigured to be compatible with Propel Accelerator. This means that the Propel Accelerator proxy settings are substituted for whatever settings may exist for that connection.

Accelerating connections that have proxy conflicts may or may not work. Look at the list of incompatible connections.

· If you are not using any connections identified as having potential conflicts with Propel Accelerator, choose the only accelerate connections without proxy conflicts option.

· If you want to try accelerating connections that have proxy conflicts with Propel Accelerator, choose the Accelerate all connections option. If another software program is using a proxy for acceleration or other such services, substituting the Propel Accelerator proxy settings may allow you to accelerate your Internet experience.

Note: If your Internet connection is dependent on another proxy (such as a firewall), accelerating that particular connection will probably not be successful. (You can restore your Internet Explorer based system to the previous proxy setting by selecting Stop Propel Accelerator from the Windows Start menu.)


Start -> Programs -> { Propel Accelerator program group} -> Stop Propel Accelerator